Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2014
Short talks about the Vajrasattva practice and other topics given during a three-month Winter Retreat.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron More thoughts on ethical conduct in the workplace
Discusses whether or not one should lie if it is expected as part of one's…
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Communicating with a Dharma friend who has dementia
Responds to a query on how to help a suffering friend calm her mind and…
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Bhikshuni Thubten Jampa Cultivating love on Valentine’s Day
Shares thoughts on how to cultivate love for all sentient beings, including our enemies, on…
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Believing what others believe about us
Responds to a question on how we are conditioned by what others believe about us…
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Dealing with spirits and sickness
Responds to a question on how the Vajrasattva practice helps us to purify harm from…
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Life support or not?
Responds to a question about going on life support, which prolongs life by artificial means.
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The Five Dhyani Buddhas
Responds to a question on the symbolism of the Five Dhyani Buddhas in the purification…
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Transforming unpleasant feelings
Discusses the difference between unpleasant feelings that arise from virtuous versus non-virtuous minds. Using wisdom…
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Responding to pleasant feelings
Discusses how to respond to pleasant feelings without attachment but with the wish to give…
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How renunciation brings happiness
Shares a message from Lama Zopa Rinpoche to the International Mahayana Institute sangha, and speaks…
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Tobacco, firearms and food
Shares a New York Times opinion piece by Mark Bittman, and encourages us to reflect…
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The mark of a successful life
Shows the different criteria that influence one's choice of profession and activities.
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